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The Sculptors Lexicon

Mesocephalic

Having a cranial proportion intermediate between relatively long-narrow and short-broad forms.

Short Definition

Having a cranial proportion intermediate between relatively long-narrow and short-broad forms.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Language Origin

Greek

Categories

Anatomy

Having a cranial proportion intermediate between relatively long-narrow and short-broad forms. The term appears in older anthropometry and artistic anatomy; for contemporary sculptural study it is best treated simply as a descriptive proportional category.